Elisabeth Sokol - * Pine Hill Road, Berwick, Maine 03901 - *****.*********@*****.*** - 207-***-****
Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing; highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes; computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications; flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects; proven relationship-builder with unsurpassed interpersonal skills; goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards; personable professional whose strengths include cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings; results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation; innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints; resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
Experience
Executive Assistant – The City of Plantation, Plantation, Florida 2000-2010
Administered cell tower contracts and reconciled thousands of revenue dollars from over 27 lessee's with more than 10 years of arrearages
Established security procedures to gain access to premises
Assisted in budgeting
Administered the public transportation program, tracked and reported statistics to the county level
Installed public signage
Created, published and distributed public information brochure
Administered solid waste and recovery system
Held public services events
Liaison to municipal leaders, government entities and public businesses
Bankruptcy Trustee Assistant – Lucy D. DiBraccio, Trustee, Hollywood, Florida 1998-1999
Reclaimed thousands of dollars in judgments and assets, and closed cold cases that were open up to ten years
Administered all Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, from conducting the 341 Meeting of Creditors, follow-through of all motions, orders and claims, to the final Request for Discharge Report
Administrative Assistant– American Mortgage Capital, Incorporated, Sunrise, Florida 1998
Tracked and followed-up on sub-prime credit grade requests
Obtained outstanding documentation required for loan approval
Liaison from the president to the clerks and external parties to achieve company goals
Loan Processor – Empire Mortgage Guarantee Corporation, Hollywood, Florida 1997-1998
Developed positive, professional and effective rapport with clients, enabling the gathering of conditional approval documentation when others could not
Processed Conventional, Federal Housing Authority, and Veterans Authority loans from entering initial application, gathering conditional approval documentation, and closing documents for funding
Executive Assistant – Home Health Corporation of America, Oakland Park, Florida 1995-1996
Operations management of 30+ employees
Assisted the executive director in all areas
Compiled monthly census figures
Processed payroll and compensation
Served as liaison for employee concerns
Scheduled and coordinated executive schedules
Obtained client referral authorizations from doctors/hospitals
Maintained state reporting
Produced statistical projects
Tracked medical records, renewed licensing, and responses
Hired, trained and supervised 2 staff
Assistant to Senior Buyer, Executive Secretary – Central Maine Power Company, Augusta, Maine 1980-1993
Assistant to Senior Buyer Responsible for construction, legal, consulting, and electrical components services Request for Quotations, profit and loss administration and reporting, bid analysis, budgeting, allocating/distributing funds
Executive Secretary Reported to Safety Director and Employee Assistance Director, confidential intervention of employee situations, converted manual office processes to computer operated, computer system administrator for building, State reporting of accidents.